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AIG Doesn’t Want Your Business

By Unstable Isotope February 4, 20117 Comments

AIG CEO Robert Benmosche told an audience that their business is better in "red states."

Conservative Nutbag Blogger Super Angry That Mike Castle Lost To Christine O’Wackjob

By jason330 February 3, 201122 Comments

The guy has a point. Castle would have voted for that horrendous healthcare repeal bullshit. You know it. I know it. Castle, when you pump him full of sodium pentathol, knows it.

The Achilles Heel(s) of Job Creation in 2011

By cassandra_m February 3, 20111 Comment

ADP has released its January payroll data today, showing an estimated addition of 187,000 private sector jobs. The usual suspects are forecasting that this Friday's Labor Department employment number for January will be 140,000. Neither of these numbers shows anywhere near adequate job growth, but it is some growth.

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope February 3, 201111 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

‘Bulo On Al’s Show Today-Thurs., Feb. 3

By El Somnambulo February 3, 20114 Comments

Sorry for the late notice. I'll be on the Al Mascitti Show on WDEL-1150 AM at 10 am today. Al's show, as always, starts at 9. We'll likely discuss "The…

February 3 — Call Beau Biden to Demand Tougher Penalties for Mortgage Fraud (EDIT)

By cassandra_m February 2, 20117 Comments

If you've been following the foreclosure mess, you know that last year, with promises by some AGs that people would go to jail. That effort into large scale investigations seems to be dead in the water, while banks remain free to continue their bad practices.

Earth-like Planets? Yes. Earth-like Life? Almost Certainly

By jason330 February 2, 20112 Comments

These days when we have a whole political party that is openly hostile to science, and a decent faction of the nation's population that is antagonistic to reason and rationality,…

ACA Repeal Stunt Amendment Fails in Senate Tonight

By cassandra_m February 2, 201129 Comments

The GOP brought up their amendment to repeal the ACA on a bill meant to reauthorize the FAA. It failed pretty spectacularly — largely because the GOP amendment didn’t propose a way to *pay* the $1+ trillion cost of repeal.

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope February 2, 20115 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

The GOP Healthcare Plan – “Race To The Bottom”

By Unstable Isotope February 2, 20113 Comments

Publius at The Fourth Branch explains the Republican health care plan as "a race to the bottom."

Criminal Organization Releases Planned Parenthood Video

By Unstable Isotope February 2, 201112 Comments

Live Action, who claims to be an anti-abortion group but admitted to running a prostitution ring to at least 12 Planned Parenthood workers, released a video yesterday,

COURTS WATCH: Delaware Judge, Leo E. Strine, orders compromise in KFC franchisee dispute & finds “Double Down” Sandwich Disgusting

By jason330 February 1, 20111 Comment

A Delaware judge has ruled that KFC and its franchisees must cooperate on approving advertising strategies and that the "Double Down" sandwich is a "culinary clusterfuck."

Fiscal Conservatism in Action: Republican National Committee Facing $23M Debt

By jason330 February 1, 20112 Comments

It’s about time the they stopped trying to spend their way to prosperity and tightened their belts, like everyone else. Oh right, that only applies to poor people.